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Memories of the Ecumenical Women’s Group

My first contact with the Ecumenical Women’s Group was a week after our arrival in Geneva, in September 1978, when a member of the group who was area hostess in Collex-Bossy, invited me for a cup of coffee, and two weeks later I went to the monthly general meeting in Salle 2-3 at the Ecumenical Centre. 

31 July 2024
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Irpin, Kyiv region, Ukraine

WCC denounces Russian missile strikes on civilians and hospitals in Ukraine

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay denounced the missile strikes on Kyiv and other densely populated areas of Ukraine, which killed at least 34 people, and which severely damaged two of the country’s main hospitals for children and women, including the country’s largest paediatrics facility.

08 July 2024
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Statement on the Escalating Crisis in Gaza

The executive committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC), meeting in Bogotá, Colombia, on 6 to 11 June 2024, lifts up the suffering of the civilian population of Gaza in the midst of the ongoing attacks in the territory, with a death toll now surpassing 36,000 people, over two-thirds of them children and women, more than 83% of the population displaced (in most cases repeatedly), the complete destruction of medical, educational, and other civilian infrastructure, with more than 50% of homes destroyed, leaving over one million people homeless. 

11 June 2024
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WCC strongly condemns new attack by Israeli forces near camp for displaced persons in Rafah

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay strongly condemned an attack by Israeli forces near a camp for displaced persons in the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Dozens of people were killed in the 26 May airstrike in an area where displaced civilians were sheltering in tents. The strike sparked a fire that tore across the camp, local officials said. 

28 May 2024
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In Kenya, messages about gender equality reach thousands

Whether it’s weaving gender equality into environmental training for young children, or reaching 2,000 high school and university students with the Thursdays in Black campaign, Kevin Maina is making some major strides in Kenya toward a world free from gender-based violence. 

23 May 2024